We’re dedicated to providing a broad range of rewards and benefits. As well as a competitive salary, our employees enjoy a comprehensive core benefits package which includes:

• Group Pension Plan matched up to 10%, to help you save for the future
• Discretionary bonus schemes and incentive payments to recognise high-performance
• Travel packages, company car or car allowance
• Season tickets and season ticket loans
• Income protection
• Private healthcare and dental packages
• Life assurance, to help protect your loved ones financially
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, to help employees and their families balance the pressures of work and home life
• Funded membership to a professional institute
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership, to keep you as fit and as healthy as you can be
• Volunteering days, so you can give back to your local community
• 25 days annual leave plus an extra day for your birthday and if moving to a new house
• Option to purchase up to five additional days of annual leave
• Additional annual leave given to recognise long service
• Parental leave: Available to employees who need to take time off work to look after a child's welfare. This is unpaid (with the exception of one week) and is available for each child up to their 18th birthday.
• An employee discounts platform where you can enjoy thousands of discounts to help you save on your everyday shopping as well as a range of other fantastic benefits.

 

Additional leave offerings

We offer a range of leave to support our employees in undertaking their personal obligations and goals outside of work. The table below outlines our parental and adoption leave offering. We also provide further types of leave which are explained below the table.

	Entitlement	Total No. weeks leave	No. weeks full pay	No. weeks stat pay only	No. weeks no pay
Company maternity pay/leave	Day 1 right	52	26	13	13
Company paternity/partner pay/leave	Day 1 right	8	8	0	0
Company adoption pay/leave	Day 1 right	52	26	13	13
Shared parental pay/leave	Day 1 right	50	0*	37*	13
Carers leave	Day 1 right	1	1	0	0

* Please note that Shared Parental leave and pay depends on how and when individuals decide to split the 50 available weeks with their partner, in line with policy.

Dynamic working

At Costain we implement a dynamic working approach, where employees are empowered to have more control over their working hours and locations, in line with the needs of the individual, team, project and client.

Holy festivals leave

We recognise that UK Bank Holidays typically mark Christian festivals. Our Holy festivals leave allows employees of different faiths to swap a bank holiday for a festival relevant to their personal religion, providing recognition and flexibility for people of all faiths. 

Military leave

Costain recognises the vital role of Britain’s Reserve Forces, and the valuable contribution that members of the Reserve Forces make to Britain’s defence, their communities, and their civilian workplace. In line with the Armed Forces Covenant, reservists will receive two weeks additional paid leave for training and will be granted additional unpaid time off to support the Regular Forces once every five years. Employees who are volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations are able to utilise two volunteering days annually to attend annual training camps and courses.

Sabbatical leave

Sabbatical leave of three to 12 months is available to employees with a continuous service period. Every individual will have different reasons for wishing to take sabbatical leave and may include further education, travel, community or voluntary service or caring responsibilities.